🆚 Navigation Timing vs. XMLHttpRequest

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Browser API
Browser API

About

Navigation Timing is a part of the Performance API that provides metrics related to navigation from one page to another.

XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is a JavaScript API to create HTTP requests.

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

Categories

Browser APIs › Rank #4
Browser APIs › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The XMLHttpRequest browser API is 1.8 times more popular than Navigation Timing.
Total websites

Market share

Browser APIs

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

XMLHttpRequest is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Navigation Timing is more popular in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
India
Russia
France
Japan
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

XMLHttpRequest is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Navigation Timing is more commonly used on recreation and hobbies, and restaurants sites.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Fashion/Beauty
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Sports
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
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Name
Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
#39
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